# Accident 20020308007959A: Cessna 182H, West Plains, MO, March 8, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 2002, 10:00 local time
- Place: West Plains, MO
- Airport: West Plains Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: EVCA
- Location: 36.8593° N, 91.9096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8593&lon=-91.9096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64AE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020308007959A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) AFTER DEPARTING UNO & ESTABLISHING CRUISE, PILOT EXPERIENCED A LOUD BANG FOLLOWED WITH SEVERE VIBRATION AND SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. ENGINE EVENTUALLY STOPPED ROTATING. PILOT ELECTED TO LAND IN A FIELD. ON ROLLOUT, NOSE GEAR STRUCK A ROCK AND NOSE GEAR BROKE FROM AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED LIGHT DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL, BELLY SKIN AND A COUPLE FOR SMALL STIFFENERS IN BELLY, AS WELL AS BENT PROP BLADES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI02LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA087), Mar 8, 2002: Cessna 182H (N64AE), West Plains, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The engine failure due to the fatigue fracture of the crankshaft which resulted from the installation of improper pistons during an STC'd engine conversion by other maintenance personnel. Additional…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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